Hose-holder.



C. A. ROBERTS. HOSE HOLDER APPLICATION FILED MAR. 10. mm

Patented July 17, 1917.

CHARLES A. ROBERTS, F CANON CITY, COLORADO.

HOSE-HOLDER.

- Lesser.

Application filed March 1 i To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that-I, CHARLES A. a citizen of Canon City, in the county of State of Colorad new, and useful Holders, of which cation.

My invention rela as are used to to the end of a it off the direction.

The principal object of my to provide a simple and inexpensive hose holder which is strong and easy to manipulate."

It is also myobject to holder so constructed asthe hose or nozzle and also the water pressure will not from the position in which ground.

The above and other objects and the novel features of my invention will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hose holder embodying my invention, showing the same in use;

Fig; 2 is a plan View which the holder is made;

Fig. 3 is a front view of the holder, and

Fig. 4 is an edge View of the same.

eferrin to the drawing, the hose holder is made 0 a single length or her 10 of metal, preferably of sheet metal of sufficient thic ess so that it will form a rigid sup port which will not bend when forced into the ground or due to the weight of the hose he bar 10 is sub- Ronsn'rs,

Fremont and 0, have invented certain Improvements in Hosethe following is a specifites to hose holders such support the nozzle attached lawn or garden hose to hold ground and pointed in a particular provide a hose designed so that turn the holder it is set in the of a blank from that the holder will ground.

The handle and the nozzle and hose grasping means at the upper end of the holder are a slit 13 into the b thereof, as indicated in Fig. 2. The parts 14 and 15 on opposite sides of the slit are then twisted Specification of Letters Patent.

the United States, residing at l invention is to tightly grasp Patented July 117, Jlllll "3. 0, 1916. Serial m. 83,339.

formerly in the bar. will e broad side 15 are then at 16 so that the faces thereof a plane with the broad side of )e turned at right angles to th of the bar. The arms H and spread apart and bent substantially circular space 17 between them held by the wed ingaction of the edges 19.

he arms 14, 15 are bent inwardlv at the points 20, 20, above the outward bends 21 21. The distance between the bends 20, 2d is less than the diameterof ordinarv hose and nozzles, forming au entrance passage for the space 17 so that when the hose or uozzle is inserted into the space 17, the arms will exert a grasping or clamping action thereon to hold it tightly. Furthermore, tie arms 14 and 15 have sufficient flexibility or resiliency so they may be sprung a pa it to take a l rge nozzle or they will seeurclv hold a small nozzle, which provides a holder adapted for a considerable range of sizes 0 hose or nozzles. The Hat faces of the arms 14, 15 bear against the nozzle or hose and this extended bearing surface keeps the from turning in the holder due to water pressure, while the fiat body of the holder in the ground prevents the holder itself from turnin Above the bends 20, 20 the arms 14 and 15 are bent on a curve upwardly, outwardly and downwardly as at 22, 22. providing this lese grips may also be used to press or spring the arms apart to remove or insert the hose or nozzle.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have provided a simple and inexpensive unitary or integral holder, andone which may be easily manipulated. The arms at the made sufiiciently flexible The holder post is flat and thin so that the holder can easily be placed in the ground and yet the water pressure can not swing or change the position of the nozzle as it does in holders where the post is round.

ile I have shown and described the holder in detail I do not wish to be limited to the exactconstruction disclosed as a will 11 be clear that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Vhat I claim and desire .to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A metal hose holder consisting of a single post pointed at its lower end and having a forked part at its upper end, the

art of the post adapted to enter the ground 1 eing of a cross-sectional shape which will resist the tendency of the water pressure to turn the hose holder about its longitudinal'axis when it is in the ground, the forked upper part of the holder comprising two resilient arms adapted to receive and clamp a hose in the space between them, said arms having parts thereof extending toward each other to form an entrance passage to said space which is narrower than the space, said 29 arms having bent portions to provide finger grips or a handle for the holder.

2. Aone-piece hose holder made from a single piece of sheet metal and comprising a single post having a pointed substantially flat lower end adapted to be forced into the ground, the fiat formation of said post being adapted to resist the tendency of the water pressure to turn the holder about its axis, said post also having a forked upper end providing res'lient arms adapted to re- 30 ceive and resiliently clamp a hose or nozzle in the space between them, the upper ends of said arms being bent to form finger grips at the upper end of the holder.

3. A one-piece hose holder consisting of a post having a pointed substantially fiat lower end and a forked upper end, the forked end comprising two integral parts of said bar twisted to form two arms with bearing faces disposed at right angles to 4( the plane of the lower end of the bar, said arms being resilient and curved so as to yieldingly engage and clamp a hose or nozzle between them.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HARLES A. ROBERTS. Witnesses:

WM. J. Lmnnnnnnenn, N. E. Ross. 

